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Historic Earthquake
1927 United States of America Earthquake
24 October 1927 · Se Alaska · United States of America
On 24 October 1927 at 15:59 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the United States of America (Se Alaska), at a depth of 0 km. It occurred on the North American Plate, 28 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 24 October 1927
- Time
- 15:59 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 0 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- North American Plate
- Country
- United States of America
- Nearest Volcano
- Edgecumbe (74 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2013Southeastern · M 7.5
- 1972Sitka, Juneau · M 7.6
- 19581958 Lituya Bay Earthquake and Megatsunami · M 7.85 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth